Dean's List of Exceptional Theses

The Dean's List of Exceptional Theses includes theses which examiners deem to be of exceptional quality. Examiners consider the theses as original and unique contributions to research, and outstanding in terms of research and analytical content, quality of expression and accuracy of presentation.

For a thesis to pass, it needs only minor editorial changes and to be submitted before or by the official submission date without any requests for extensions. The candidate also needs to perform well in the oral examination.

This is an outstanding honour and the candidates theses are considered amongst the best in their fields.

Eva McVitty2016, PhD
(Arts)Treason, Manhood, and the English State. Shaping constitutional ideas and political subjects through the laws of treason, 1397-1424
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Elizabeth Norman2016, Doctor of Education Judging competency: A study of in-training evaluation of veterinary students
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Elizabeth Grant2015, PhD
(Fine Arts)Bronze as a non-customary intervention in the interpretation of insects from the natural world of Maori
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Elsa Guillot2015, PhD
(Statistics)Modelling the role of social structures in population genetics
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Karen Khayat2015, Doctor of Education
( )Inclusive Education Policy, Practice and Progress: A Transformative Analysis of Three Middle East Countries
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David Littlewood2015, PhD
(History)The Tool and Instrument of the Military?: The Operations of the Military Service Tribunals in the East Central Division of the West Riding of Yorkshire and those of the Military Service Boards in New Zealand, 1916-1918
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Robert Taylor2015, PhD
(Psychology)Hierarchical Bayesian Modelling of Criterion Variance in Probabilistic Categorisation as an Analogue to Signal Detection
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Matthew Williams2015, PhD
(Psychology)How well do psychologists' research methods equip them to identify the impacts of climate change on behaviour? A methodological investigation with particular reference to the effects of temperature on violent behaviour
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Nagender Suryadevara2014, PhD
(Computer Science and Engineering)Real-Time Fusion of Wireless Sensor Network Data for Wellness Determination of the Elderly in a Smart Home
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Herath Herath2013, PhD
(Soil and Enviromental Sciences)The Water Footprint of Agricultural Products in New Zealand: The Impacts of Primary Production on Water Resources
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Saman Herath Mudiyanselage2013, PhD
(Soil science)Stability of Biochar and its Influence on the Dynamics of Soil Properties
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Catherine Campbell2011, PhD
(Social Work and Social Policy)A Study of the Career Pathways of Canadian Young Adults During the Decade After Secondary School Graduation
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Alison Kearney2009, PhD
(Education)Barriers to school inclusion: An investigation into the exclusion of disabled students from and within New Zealand schools
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